Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-30
FARM AND GARDEN.
CLEANING WELLS.


two or three years pump it dry and go
at it. Any one will be surprised how
much sediment well accumulates even
when its top is carefully guarded. Bad
the fam ly.
EARLY SWEET CORN.
The earliest sweet corn is not gener-
so rich and sweet as that ripcned lit
tie later. The Stowell's Evergreen,
though late is unexceled, and it is the
variety mostly used by Gamers. The
large size of its ears makes it IA favoite
in market. aud the quality of its APP
pearance gains. Though not the
earl est. the Black Mexican corn is
probably sweetest, and among the
best for early use.
FRESH WOOD ASHES.
Farmer, are frequently advised to
save and Use all wool ashes; but their
use requires some discreet on. On sandy
50 potash is usually deficient; but
ashes from soft woods contain little Of
this. Fresh ashes are not manure
until their oaustic potash has become
mcllowcd by exposure to the air. This,
however, done very rapidly in damp
places, and the potash in the ash unit
iug with ammonia IN the soil soon
becomes valuable fertili Ger.
SORGHUM TO RESIST DROUGHT.
Sorghum grows slowly at first. but it
gains RAPIDLY on corn when il once
gets firmly rooted and has far greater
alb lily To withstand drought. Its roots
strike down deeply and have much
greater hardness of texture than corn
roots. Corn stubble, after Winters
exposure. VIII be looSened in the soil so
tn It it will break OF or be turned up
with the drag. while sorghum roots
under similar circumstances will be
/ firm II the ground. and will take most
OF next Summer TO break in pieces.
] OLD AND THIN SHEEP.
! A sheep that has had no lamb ought
, at tn season to be fat If not, it IS
/ probably so old that its teeth are poor
and digestion is impaired. 1t requires
careful management to get such an
animal in good feeding condition A
very few oats given daily and increased
very gradually is the best grain feed.
/ Their bulk ness distends the stomach,
and thus prevents the cloying sure to
result from feeding corn Old sheep
J IA, fatf a.
loss of time. 1t will be d flicult to
make them live through the Winter,
and if they DO they will not be worth
as much next Spring as they are now
THE SECOND CROP OF POTATO BUGS.
The potato bug produces two and, in
some long seasons, three broods in
year. IL is the second that is
most apt TO be destructive. Before
harvest the potato grower keeps
them down by frequent doses OF Paris
green; but when the busy time comes
he is apt TO think that few bugs can
do no harm, that the vines have grown
so large Unfortunately this is also
apt TO b. the hottest weather, when the
beetle breeds fastest Almost before
the farme. knows it, the vines will be
nearly stripped. and il is then too late
for them to put forth new leaves. Many
good crops cared for thoroughly early
in the season are ruined for lack OF n
little attention just at the last
GEAISING HORSES IN SUMNER.
Comparatively little cut feed is given
TO horses in hot weather. 1t requ res
especial care TO prevent souring in the
managers, and this is enough to get any
horse of his feet After every feed
OF whole oats the hangers should
be thoroughly brushed out and the
scattering grain given to the poultry
or thrown into the swill barrel for
the pigs. On no account should
fowls be allowed access to the
horses stables either during or after
feed nc. A hen will soon become ex-
ceedngly tame and impudent. eating
grain out OF the feed box under a
horses nose, and n a short time turn
ing the more delicate feeder away in
disgust The appettes of most horses
are less hearty during hot weather
than in cold of winter. They need less
grain but greater care in feeding.
WHEAT AMONG CORN.
In some parts of the West wheat is
most successful when sown among corn
just as the latter is ripening and cul-
tivated in lightly between the rows BY
working both ways almost the entire sur
face is covered with grain. The corn
stalks are left uncut, the corn being
plucked and drawn to the CRIB in the
husk. This plan seems to be especially
adapted to prairies, where the wind has
an unbrokcn sweep. 1t looks slovenly,
but the stalks in the field serve an inn
portant purpose in holding snow over
the wheat, and often in preventing the
soil itself from being blown away by
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